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<br />lb, 1919
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<br /> The following conmrenioations were read from the City Manager:
<br /> ~ ~ 1st. ~otices of the follow-
<br />ing appointments: ' Joseph D. Ausmey as Polmceman~ ts'take effect J~ne 4th; James P. Peart as
<br />Policeman, to take effect June ~_~h$-AuguStus G. ~ure~ Will~iam. A~ Bingham, John T. Stewart, and
<br />Matthew ~. LivermA~ a~ Policemen, to take effect as soon as ttiey qualify; upon request of the
<br />Southern R. R. Co., ~d ~ Eidd~%as Pat~o~zma~u w~th police powers; A.N. Bratcher as Patrolm~.n
<br />whose duty shall be specifically co~ined to Tr-~xton, but Under bhe employment and pay roll of
<br />the U. S. Housing Cort?oratio.~, said appointment to take effect ~ay 28rd; ~pon 'request of the
<br />speczal ~gent of the .~.tlantmc ~oast Linc'Railroad, ~J. 'B. Jones, ~F. L.~ Pe~ler and A. W. Szalkey
<br />as patro]maen with police powers; M~jor L. J. Roper, Port Norfolk, as Health Officer, to take
<br />effect on or about June 20th, t919~
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<br /> End. Con~munication with reference to a bill of W. L. Bennett for $450.00, for repairing
<br />sewerage system in Pa~k View; also attaching a cOmmUnication from M~. Ber~uett, saying that he
<br />would not accept'$~00, in payment of th~ bill.
<br /> On ,~otion, said matter was re~erred to the Department of Publi~ Service.
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<br /> ~rd. Communication from R. B. P~st0n, Road Engineer for Norfolk Co., asking that tha
<br />City remedy condition of road lying between Belt Lin~ and the new City limits, so as to con-
<br />nect up with road being built by the County.
<br /> On motion, ~aid communication was ~eferred to the I~epart~aent of Pttb!ic Service.
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<br /> 4tlio Attaching letters i~rom Adlmiral Harr~is'ar~I Cap%. Vandervoort, together with-his reply
<br />thereto, in regard to extension on the west end of Gander Creek Bridge across what is known as
<br />the causeway of First street. ' ~
<br /> On motion, the matter was referred to the Deps~tment of PuBlic Service.
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<br /> ~th. Recommendation that the £ollowtng additiona~ officers be created in the Fire Deposit-
<br />merit, as ~equestedbythe Chief of theFireDepa~tment. I Assistant Chief, 1 Engineer, and l~
<br />Hosem~n.
<br /> 0n motion, same was referred to the Department of Public S~fety.
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<br />UNF INIS~'ED BUB Ii. SS
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<br /> The reports Of the City Treasurer, City Collector, and City Clerk & Auditor were ~eferred
<br />to the Fir~nce Depantment.
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<br /> The following drdinance which had been ordered to li6 on the bable May 2Vth, was centred
<br />on the table until the next regular meeting of the, body~
<br /> An~0rdinanee to ReqUire All Persons
<br />to Obtain from the Building Inspe~ctor, a Permit ~o Construct, Buzld, Alter or Repair.AnY Buzld-
<br />ing in the City of Pdrtsmduth, virginia', to Require~Application te be Madeto the Building'In-
<br />spac~or for~ the Privilege, to Fix Charges, and Prescribing a Penalty Lu Violation Thereof.
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<br /> ~O~motien, the privilege of t~e floor was grante~ to Dr. Poulson, who spoke withrefere~ee
<br />to the following brdi~ance on the table:
<br /> An 0rdiha~ce Providing for the Sanitat{on of Slaughter
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<br />zng for Inspection of Meats and forths Ante-mor-te~ Inspectmons
<br />fo~K~zaanFoo~, Creating the OfficeOf M~atInSpector',a~d
<br />Vio~.t~ons of the Ordinance and Fixing Penalties THor*for.
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<br />Sale
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<br /> Dr. Pou~son spoke in fa~or 0f %he o~dmnance and ~sked that the Housewives League-be givgn
<br />a h~aring before the ordinance is adopted.
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<br /> Then on motion, the ordinance was continued on the table until the next r~egular meeting
<br />b£ tD~ .body.
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<br />BUSINESS
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<br /> A report was received from the PuBlic Library for the m~onth of Ray, 1919, and same was re-
<br /> ferre~ to the Public Property Department
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<br /> . The following resolutions were read from the Eighth Ward Civic League,
<br />by said body June.2nd; and same were referred, to~ the City Manager, Department of~P~bli¢ Se~rvice,
<br />land~ City Attorhey.
<br /> Whereas, The. Port Norfolk and Pir~uers Point Vic~inity has been annexed to
<br /> the City of Portsmouth and is now designated as the 8th W~ard and,
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<br /> "~q~ereas, The Citizens ar~ not rece~vzng the proper service in the dellv~ny~of~express
<br />Iwithout having to pay extra charges besides being delayed in having to wait ~r notice cards,
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<br /> "Be it Resolved, That the 0itizens of the 8thWar~ Civic Le~.gue~assemb!~e~t.-on'this 2nd day
<br />of~e~ earnestly~appeal to theP0rtsmOuth City 0ou~cil to take immediate, steps to have free
<br />delivery on express to start at once in the. Sth Ward."
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<br /> "~hereas, the ~ort Norfolk and Pirzuers Point vicir~ity has been annexed to th~ City of Ports-
<br />mouth and is n~w designated as the 8thWard of about 8000 pop~mlation in these communities, and
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<br /> ~'~hereas~ The citzzens are gr t y inconv~niencedbythe ~rvice recezved and tm~easonabte
<br />charges for t~e delive~ of~tele~ms iD c~isom~[*t~P oit~e~ the size ~m~ po~lation
<br />~of Portsm~,
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<br /> "~ It Resolved, ~t t~ citizens ef the 8th W~d Civic ~a~e, assembled .on this ~
<br />day of J~e, e~nestly appeal to the Co,cji.of. Portsmouth to take such ~eps as' ~e necess~
<br /> ~ ~ · ' '- ~i~ co~itions With
<br />~to get te!e~ap~c delive~ service which t~ Cmty ms entitled to ~der s' ~ ' ' '
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